Idemitsu now is the second-largest petroleum refiner in Japan after the petroleum company ENEOS Corporation. The former company Idemitsu & Co. (Idemitsu Shōkai) was founded by Sazō Idemitsu in Moji city of northern Kyushu, Japan in 1911. The company used to sell lubricating oils for Nippon Oil, Japan. Sazō Idemitsu expanded the sales of fuel oil to the fishing boats in Shimonoseki city and later he supplied lubricant to the South Manchuria Railway.
After the successes in the domestic markets in Japan, Idemitsu & Co. also expanded its business to Manchuria (China) in 1914. There the Japanese-owned South Manchuria Railroad Co. Ltd. was the major customer of the supplied lubricant. Accordingly, Idemitsu opened a branch there in Dalian, northeast China, and attempted to cover the Chinese market. Thus the company extended throughout northern China and entered into Korea and Taiwan. At present, Idemitsu is operating its businesses activities globally through its various business projects rolling in many countries in the world.
Accordingly, Idemitsu is one of the largest petroleum refiner and petroleum product producers in Japan that ranked as the 262nd largest company in the world by its revenue in Fortune Global 500 (2008). Idemitsu now is a public limited company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan partially owned by the Idemitsu family and Saudi Aramco (Aramco Overseas Company BV). The company owns oil extraction, refinery, and shipping businesses therefore engaged in the production of Oil, Petroleum, Petrochemical, Fuel, lubricant, and industrial specialty products.
In lubricant products, Idemitsu has a wide variety of automotive, marine, and industrial lubricants. In the automobile sector, Idemitsu works with the original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and develops lubricants for various types of automobiles as per required specifications. Hence Idemitsu lubricants are used as the factory fill lubricant in many of the automobile manufacturing facilities. Further, Idemitsu has a rich history of developing products for regular automobiles hence Idemitsu lubricant is one of the trusted names in the global automobile industry.
FAQ – Frequently Asked Questions
1. What is Idemitsu Kosan?
Ans: IDEMITSU is a Japanese petroleum product brand and Idemitsu Koshan is a petroleum-based production company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. The company owns and handles a number of oil rigs and refineries thereby under the brand Idemitsu it produces various types of petroleum-based products, oils, gas, lubricants, and petrochemical products for automotive and industrial usage.
2. Who is the manufacturer of Idemitsu engine oils?
Ans: Idemitsu engine oils are developed and produced by Idemitsu Kosan Company, Ltd. in their various production facilities in Japan and a few in other countries in the world.
3. Idemitsu lubricants are originated from where?
Ans: Idemitsu engine oils are developed and produced by Idemitsu Kosan Company, Ltd. in their various production facilities in Japan and a few in other countries in the world.
4. Do Idemitsu Engine Oils manufactured in Bangladesh?
Ans: In Bangladesh, Idemitsu has no production facility for engine oils. All the available Idemitsu engine oils in the market of Bangladesh are sources from various production facilities of Idemitsu, Japan.
5. What is the standard of Idemitsu Engine oils for motorcycles in Bangladesh?
Ans: Idemitsu engine oils for motorcycles in Bangladesh confirm the international lubricant standards like JASO (Japanese Automobile Standard Organization), MA, API SL, etc.
6. Who is the distributor of Idemitsu products in Bangladesh?
Ans: In Bangladesh, Asian Petroleum Ltd., therefore, Idemitsu Lubricants Bangladesh is the official distributor of Idemitsu engine oil in the market.
